A new academic performance indicator for the first term of first‐year science degrees students at La Laguna University: a predictive model

Dorta‐Guerra, Roberto; Marrero, Isabel; Abdul‐Jalbar, Beatriz; Trujillo-González, Rodrigo; Torres, Néstor V.

doi:10.1002/2211-5463.12707

Cited by 8 publications

(8 citation statements)

References 30 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…On the contrary, many studies have focused on the impact of high school's effect on first-year university students. They found that students' admission and/or performance in university depend on the level of competitiveness in high school (Niu and Tienda 2010), high school context (Wolniak and Engberg 2010), or high school grades (Cyrenne and Chan 2012;Dorta-Guerra et al 2019;Pinxten et al 2015). However, the comparison made in this study between the performance of students coming from high school and those who passed the preparatory year shows that direct admission from high school to colleges is less convincing in assessing students' readiness to enroll in colleges.…”

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 65%

“…The study found a need for more research and deeper studies on explainable prediction models for students' performance, as the main predictors used in general for similar current studies are socioeconomic features and pre-course performance. Dorta-Guerra et al (2019) suggested a new predictive model for academic performance dedicated to science students in their first term of the first year at a major Spanish university. The study explored the most prominent factors for predicting students' results using multiple linear regression models.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Is There a Real Need for the Preparatory Years in Higher Education? An Educational Data Analysis for College and Future Career Readiness

Brdesee

Alsaggaf

2021

Social Sciences

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Universities seek to qualify students for their academic and career futures and meet labor market requirements. Hence, a preparatory year is provided to bridge the gap between high school outcomes and the needs of university study plans. The preparatory year is the first year of support in the life of university students, and for decades, it has been recognized as important. It is considered the most crucial stage in the life of university students, where they build and refine their skills and choose their academic major, in which they complete their academic and career life. Due to the importance of this year, which requires the full attention and care of the higher authorities in terms of preparation, development, and renewal, this research outlines the importance of the preparatory year at a local level and in international institutions. Moreover, it sheds light on the details of King Abdulaziz University (KAU) students as a case study. It measures the relationship between the admission weighted ratio (AWR), the college enrollment allocation weighted ratio (CEAWR), and the performance of three batches of male and female students (three consecutive years), with details of students’ college allocation after the end of the preparatory year. More importantly, it aims to realize students’ progress through their weighted averages during their preparatory year, and the extent to which the goals of the preparatory year are achieved. After an analytic survey of the reality of the preparatory year, based on the statistical tests conducted, this study found that it is not possible to be satisfied with the weighted ratio for colleges’ direct allocation of high school students. The tests showed a difference between the AWR and that of the CEAWR, which indicates a change in the level of students’ performance from high school to university, due to the positive impact of the preparatory year. More precisely, it was noted that there is a possibility of studying the sufficiency of the weighted ratio for the direct allocation of some colleges in future research.

show abstract

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 65%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is There a Real Need for the Preparatory Years in Higher Education? An Educational Data Analysis for College and Future Career Readiness

Brdesee

Alsaggaf

2021

Social Sciences

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The correlation between high school academic performance and university grade point average in first year can account for up to 25 per cent of the variance (Ferrao & Almeida 2019). Certainly, in many research studies, it appears that high school grade point average is the best predictor of academic success at university (Brecht & Burnett 2019; Dorta‐Guerra et al 2019; Goegan & Daniels 2019; Parsons 2016).…”

Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Predicting Academic Success: A Longitudinal Study of University Design Students

Crowther¹,

Briant²

2020

Int J Art Design Ed

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article presents a longitudinal study, over eleven years, of the academic progress of a cohort of design students (n = 475) at a major Australian university. The students were from four different spatial design disciplines: architecture, industrial design, interior design, and landscape architecture. The article identifies cognitive variables that may predict future academic success. This research uses regression analysis to identify correlations across a range of variables, in particular exploring the relationship between university entrance scores, subjects studied at school (art and graphics) and academic success as defined by university grade point average and time to completion. This study shows that prior knowledge in art and graphics is not a useful predictor of future academic success, while university entrance scores and first year performance are related to ongoing academic success. These results suggest that for the design disciplines explored here, discipline‐specific prior knowledge is not an important requirement for university entrance.

show abstract

“…The provision of service quality has become a very important issue. The main problem of poor performance in service organizations is not understanding what their customers expect [10,15,21]. Just like other service sectors, the education sector is also assessed based on the quality of services offered.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In a competitive In a competitive environment, providing excellent service is the key to the success of many educational institutions. Educational service innovation that meets student expectations is one of the strategies to build student satisfaction and loyalty to educational institutions [10,21,24]. Digital-based excellent service is the answer to the positive response of educational institutions to the dynamics of the level of satisfaction of educational institution stakeholders in the midst of digital transformation that has hit the world community.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Digital Customer Satisfaction Service Management Model Innovation Through Digital Literacy-Based Digital Service Excellence Education

Sari¹,

Madhakomala²,

Priatna³

et al. 2022

IJSSHR

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study aims to create a satisfaction-based Digital Service Excellence (DSE) measurement instrument through strengthening digital literacy for education staff in DKI Jakarta. The digital service excellence measurement instrument developed by researchers refers to the Servqual model which is modified according to field requirements. The unit of analysis in this study was students of state junior high schools in DKI Jakarta, with an affordable population of 413 state junior high school students, which was carried out by proportional random sampling. The method used in this study is a quantitative descriptive method, with data collection techniques through distributing questionnaires, and data analysis techniques using descriptive statistics. The results of this study indicate that overall the level of student satisfaction with digital service excellence for education staff in Indonesia is quite satisfied. The results of measuring student satisfaction on the dimensions of administrative services, library services, laboratory services, and digital service excellence special services were also quite satisfied. Satisfaction-based digital service excellence measurement instruments resulting from this study can be used as an instrument for evaluating the competence of education staff in Indonesia.

show abstract

A new academic performance indicator for the first term of first‐year science degrees students at La Laguna University: a predictive model

Cited by 8 publications

References 30 publications

Is There a Real Need for the Preparatory Years in Higher Education? An Educational Data Analysis for College and Future Career Readiness

Is There a Real Need for the Preparatory Years in Higher Education? An Educational Data Analysis for College and Future Career Readiness

Predicting Academic Success: A Longitudinal Study of University Design Students

Digital Customer Satisfaction Service Management Model Innovation Through Digital Literacy-Based Digital Service Excellence Education

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About